Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-04
CARLISLE ON THE TARIFF.
THE KENTUCKY STATESMAN SAYS
REFORM WILL NOT DOWN,

hCFOh" WILL WI OOfStNg
But the Democrats Can Not Succeed With
out Republican Help, which He Thinks
Will Be Forthcoming - His View OF
CleveIand-A Prohibitionist for Blaine
The Union Labor Party.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 4--The Hon. John
e. Carlisle arrived here Monday from his
home in Covington He came 10 attend the
state Democratic convention. A reporter for
The Courier Journal got him in corner and
proceeded to get his views OH the tariff and
other matters
What do you think of the prospect for a
reduction of the tariff by the next congessf'
81 can only give You my opinion so far as
the house is concerned The senate being a
Republican body, no one can say with ac-
curacy what it is likely to do. l believe the
next house will unquestionahly pass bill to
reduce very materially the customs duties. |
do not, however, expect to see the passage of
such bill as the revenue reform Democrats
would ike to have But think there will be
a siihst, atal reduction The sentiment for
a reduced tariff is growing steadily, especially
in the northwest. Now, coupling this grow
ing sentiment with an absolute necessity for
a reduction, | think it requires little powers
of political prophecy TO assert with confidence
that a reduction must come"
The bill reducing the tariff must be passed
however, with the help OF Republican votes
The detection IN our ranks caused by Mr..
RAINFALL and other protectioniStS will put it
out Of the power Of the Democrats to pass
tariff revision bill unless they are aided by
revenue reforners from the Republican ranks
1t viii not he difficult to obtain sufficient
number of recruits in my opinion In the
XLNlllth congress all the Republican mem
bers except one, from Minnesota, voted for
the Morrison ;ill. The gentleman who failed
to vote with us was not reelected In the
last congress We got all but one If the Min
neSota members. In the next congress the
Democrats have three members from Min
neNoia, something very unusual, you know"
as there ANY likelihood that the scheme to
repeal the internal revenue taxes will sue
ceel.'
Il think there will he no repeal of the i'll
tern0l taxes, and there certainly ought not
IN be Vet it might occur in the efforts to
get through hill reducing the tariff that
some compromises should be made Under
the circumstances, with an opposition senate
and with st dirision of opinion among Demo
cratic representatives. "a compromise that
was fair would he honorable In such state
Of case the tobacco tax might be repealed. |
see that Senator Sherman talks about reluc-
ing the tobacco tax, Ia NV opinion, if that
tax is disturbed at all ii ought 10 he repealed
1t is now cents per pound, and 1t would look
like tiiimg about small things to simply re
duce it, say, onehalf or one-thirl- 1t is true
that the tax Yields an annual income of
Sj0,G00nO But in order to get a similar re-
tluction in the customs list it might he well to
LET the tax ou tobacco 60 The whisky tax
should he LEFT undisjurbelr
Il presume MIR Carlisle, " said the reporter,
that MIR. Cfeveland's administration is now
old enough for intelligent olrsei'v ers To form an
estimate OF it, Would be glad to know what
you think Of it"
Said Mr. Carlisle: president Cleveland
has given to the country a safe. strong, clean,
and healthy administration. The complaints
that he ha, not turned out the Republican
office holders as rapidly as he should are ex-
aggerated, He has acted, as he honestly he
lieved for the hest interests of the country and
his party, and you will find upon nvtstiga
ton that he IS very strong with the people
He has made us good president"
as there not some Just cause of complaint
concerning his somewhat superclious treat
ment of men who hold Office under himn'
Rightly understood there is not. Mr..
Cleveland. YOU must remember, held the office
of sheriff in Erie county. New York. and
after that be was mayor Of Buffalo In both
of these positions he was brought into direct
contact with his suhordinatts, who requirai,
no iol!,t careful attention, and in this way
re acquired the habit Of personal supervision
of appointees That habit doubtless sticks to
him III S1ut degree. 1t would I've strange if
il dit not You see, he came very rapidly
from the mayoralty, through the governor
ship, to the presidency No mans elevation
was ever more rapid In Mr. Cleveland case
some little fimo must he allowed for him to
accustom himself To his new SURROUNDINGS